Remember the joy of flying your first kite? The anticipation as it lifted into the air? The spark of magic as you discovered you could actually play with the wind? Well, you can experience it all again at one of Australia’s premier kite events: The Rosebud Kite Festival. On Sunday 12th March, both the young and the young at heart will come together to celebrate the art of kite flying. Visitors can make and fly their own kite courtesy of local outfit; Kites 4 Kids. And alongside the novice kite flying arena, will be the latest designs and displays from…
Author: Bayside News
THE music of the Voices of Frankston is still bringing people together and breaking down boundaries through concerts and community events. The roof was almost raised at High Street Uniting Church on Wednesday as the choir members were in full voice to celebrate the unfurling of new banners donated by Carrum Downs company AFI Branding Solutions. Founder of Voices of Frankston Janet McCahon said that the banners would help raise the profile of the choir and would be used in future concerts and performances. School of Hard Knocks founder Jonathon Welch was there to accept the banners, along with Steve…
A TIRED driver made an unscheduled pit stop in Langwarrin last week – the backyard swimming pool off a house fronting Jarman Drive. The 20-year-old, possibly sleep deprived, crashed through two fences and uprooted a tree in the accident off Centre Rd, 6.15am, Friday 10 February. Extensive damage was done to fences and landscaping but no one was injured. The Ford ute’s airbags deployed and the man, from Maffra, managed to swim out shocked but unscathed. He was taken to Frankston Hospital for toxicology and blood tests. Frankston Leading Senior Constable Wayne Bogaars described the scene as “interesting”. “The driver…
MORE than 1,000 Frankston and Mornington Peninsula residents have saved money through a creative financial education program run by the Brotherhood of St Laurence. The region was one of the first to participate in the Savers Plus program, promoted as “the largest and longest running matched savings and financial education program in the world”, which supports participants to save for 10 months and rewards them with up to $500. Low income earners who work but are struggling to meet back-to-school costs, either their own or their children’s, are encouraged to apply for the program, which is funded by ANZ Bank and…
POLICE have charged a man following a collision at Frankston on Friday 10 February. They will allege a maroon Mitsubishi station wagon was being driven erratically on Eastlink shortly before it was involved in a head-on collision with another vehicle on Cranbourne–Frankston Rd, near the Beach St intersection, 2.40pm. A 40-year-old Doncaster East man has been charged with conduct endangering life, reckless driving, drive in a manner dangerous, speeding and numerous other traffic offences, police media officer Luke Zammit said. The man appeared at Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday and was further remanded to a date to be fixed. Police…